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Sagina subulata |
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| Common name |
Irish moss |
| Family |
caryophyllaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial |
| Flowers |
white |
| Size |
1" |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature, do not cover seed
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While it is not botanically a moss, this low-growing evergreen groundcover is soft and cushiony like its forest namesakes. The tiny white flowers are hard to notice without bending down. We have it in gaps in our flat-stone walkway, where they've been happily growing for years. They're not the perfect groundcover, since they allow weeds to grow up through them - but we peck 'm clean every once in a while. We've lost a few over the years - not sure if it's from drought, waterlogging, or old age. But luckily we still have a few good and healthy ones. I should really divide them and try to colonize a larger swath of our path with them.
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: side garden About my plant portraits
Visitors to this page have left the following comments| anthony giannini | Mar 14, 2006 | I have an area 20'x 300' that faces west that is covered with cut stone. I plan to remove the stone apply 4" of new top soil and seed with Irish Moss[sagina subulata]seed. Any sugestions? I am located in East Hampton NY>
I've no experience with using sagina as a mass planting. In between my stepping stones, I have a good bit of dieback of certain patches - which doesn't matter in the context of the pathway, but might not look so good when the plant is applied as a groundcover. Good luck! |
| kelly | Apr 12, 2006 | I have just bought some of these seeds from ebay......how did you start yours and how long for germination? I am in Oklahoma zone 7 I think.
As far as I recall, I germinated them at room temperature, without covering seeds. Germination probably within two weeks. Seedlings stay small in their first year. |
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